20 hours ago · A new report shows the murder rate across the nation’s biggest cities plummeted last year to its lowest level since at least 1900, marking the biggest one-year drop in recorded history.

1 day ago · Last year will likely register the lowest national homicide rate in 125 years and the largest single-year drop on record, according to a new analysis of 2025 crime data. Violence has been falling ...

1 day ago · The 2025 national homicide rate might be the lowest recorded in the U.S. since 1900.

Data: Council on Criminal Justice; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios Murders fell 21% last year in 35 large U.S. cities — the biggest one-year drop ever and likely the lowest rate since 1900, Axios ...

23 hours ago · Major U.S. cities report record-low homicides in 2025, with dramatic decreases leading to lowest observed murder rate in more than 125 years.

1 day ago · If a similar decline is reflected in national data, the U.S. homicide rate in 2025 would be the lowest observed since at least 1900 (see Figure 1). Applying a 20% decline from 2024 to 2025 …

20 hours ago · Violent crime in major U.S. cities continued to fall in 2025 and nationwide homicides are expected to drop to the lowest level seen in more than a century, according to a new analysis. The …